C16: from Latin exhaustus made empty, from exhaurīre to draw out, from haurīre to draw, drain

Häufigkeit

exhaust in Mechanical Engineering

(ɪgzɔst)

Substantiv

(Mechanical engineering: Machinery and components)

The exhaust of an engine consists of the waste gas that leaves it.

Notice the exhaust fumes coming from the back of the car. The four-stroke engine uses the piston's motion to draw in fuel and air and to force
out the exhaust gasses. The exhaust of an engine consists of the waste gas that leaves it.

Word builderex-The prefix -ex often appears in words that refer to something coming out of something.

Beispielsätze, die exhaust enthalten

Not only was it physically exhausting but he was on a regime of drugs twice a day. The Sun (2016)I rememberfeeling physically exhausted and the reality of the situation became clear. Times, Sunday Times (2016)It has the original engine and exhaust. The Sun (2014)We are emotionally drained and physically exhausted. Times, Sunday Times (2013)It was almost as exhausting to listen to as it must have been to play and sing. Times, Sunday Times (2010)This rise has largely been the result of the use of lead in car exhaust.Holford, Patrick The Family Nutrition Workbook (1988)Could the exhaust gases be seeping into the car? Times, Sunday Times (2012)The crimewavefollows the rocketing price of the precious metals in exhaust pipes. The Sun (2008)If you run all the time you end up physically exhausted. The Sun (2013)It was all very exhausting and draining. Christianity Today (2000)Suicide resulting from breathing car exhaust fumes results from carbonmonoxidepoisoning.Shreeve, Dr Caroline M Lower Your Blood Pressure in 4 Easy Stages (1989)It would barely run to the exhaust pipe on a tank. Times, Sunday Times (2006)He played eight times in nineweeks and exhausted himself physically and mentally in the process. Times, Sunday Times (2012)Platinum is used in catalysts for car exhausts. Times, Sunday Times (2009)It is important to make sure they are positioned so that heat from the engine and exhaust cannot cause a fire. Times, Sunday Times (2013)It was almost exhausting to read. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The movements are all quiteminimal, but they build into something exhausting. Times, Sunday Times (2016)The victims were then gassed with diesel exhaust from a U-boat engine. The Sun (2011)She is pregnant, unwell and exhausted and something has to be done. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The exhaust for the engine comes out at the side, by the frontwheels. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The reserves have almost been exhausted and nowstand at only $300 million. Times, Sunday Times (2013)The valve that lets air and fuel into the combustionchamber should closetight before the valve letting out the exhaust gases opens. Times, Sunday Times (2006)So it stood to reason the man with the beard was talking through the very exhaust valve from which his new fuel would be produced. The Sun (2007)It's exhausting and emotionally draining. Times, Sunday Times (2010)High pressure in the upperatmosphere has acted like a car exhaust, venting waste air from the top of the storm. Times, Sunday Times (2008)The carbon dioxide in vehicle exhaust derives from oil, a fossil fuel, formed many millions of yearsago. Times, Sunday Times (2007)